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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: d217d770c886220a57644ddd7de6bb6dfb3f1314a8734b6cab21a7a54327993c
SHA3-384 hash: 1944ef181ef888e5dc6f256d64a53e658d10657f51bd8199f657a19cf458a32624de1f6d837667de64f8ccb629ed9b71
SHA1 hash: ac9dfa1dbbe419d69b22732882130e8920b474f1
MD5 hash: 344d3dc4fc3d4bc7af6d4f127624b97a
humanhash: alpha-video-enemy-floor
File name:sh
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:128'690 bytes
First seen:2025-07-15 05:14:47 UTC
Last seen:2025-07-15 23:39:44 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:AkHYSUZmbjIt4XFLb/2n7pOXwXWZDZmm/0aQTlUdh70XNb:ZUejIyfkpOXtmm/0aQTlUdh70XNb
TLSH T1EFC3F940E908472BC3D227F7E79E439D3B361EA5579733116938BDB42BE17982E39920
telfhash t13e317821953546142fb39928acfc56b31121271323557f71af25c5cc45360f1e93de4f
TrID 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12)
49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1)
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
24
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc lolbin obfuscated remote
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=2c296286-1d00-0000-9b06-f91ac1070000 pid=1985 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=b80f4889-1d00-0000-9b06-f91ac7070000 pid=1991 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=2c296286-1d00-0000-9b06-f91ac1070000 pid=1985->guuid=b80f4889-1d00-0000-9b06-f91ac7070000 pid=1991 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers
Terminates several processes with shell command 'killall'
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1736708 Sample: sh.elf Startdate: 15/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 37 206.123.128.67, 43170, 65481 LEASEWEB-USA-NYC-11US United States 2->37 39 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->39 41 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->41 43 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->43 45 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->45 47 Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning) 2->47 9 sh.elf 2->9         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 51 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 9->51 12 sh.elf 9->12         started        process6 process7 14 sh.elf sh 12->14         started        16 sh.elf sh 12->16         started        18 sh.elf sh 12->18         started        20 59 other processes 12->20 process8 22 sh killall 14->22         started        25 sh killall 16->25         started        27 sh killall 18->27         started        29 sh killall 20->29         started        31 sh killall 20->31         started        33 sh killall 20->33         started        35 56 other processes 20->35 signatures9 49 Terminates several processes with shell command 'killall' 22->49
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-15 05:15:43 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads CPU attributes
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates running processes
Reads system routing table
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135944-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_plaintext_c2
Author:cip
Description:Attempts to match at least some of the strings used in some botnet variants which use plaintext communication protocols.
Rule name:Linux_Gafgyt_Generic
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_d94e1020
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF
Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf d217d770c886220a57644ddd7de6bb6dfb3f1314a8734b6cab21a7a54327993c

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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